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KRISTIN M. MORAN

KRISTIN M. MORAN

Portland,OR

Summary

  • Compassionate advocate dedicated to improving research and care for brain injury patients.
  • Educational reform leader with 20+ years of experience in designing and implementing research-based products and services to enhance student achievement.
  • Analytical problem solver with strong communication and collaboration skills.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Writer,

Brain Injury Advocate
Portland, OR
01.2019 - Current
  • Researched and wrote articles on brain injury for various publications: HuffPost, The Maine Review, Literary Mama, Entropy Magazine, Oregon Humanities, The Mighty, and a forthcoming memoir
  • Featured on podcasts and brain injury campaigns
  • Peer Advocate with Concussion Legacy Foundation

Professional Learning Design Manager,

NWEA
Portland, OR
01.2012 - 01.2019
  • Designed and managed the development of professional development products and services for global nonprofit educational organization

Student Achievement Manager,

Insight Schools
Portland, OR
01.2009 - 01.2012
  • Strategized and implemented student/teacher performance and school improvement planning initiatives for non-traditional public high schools

Curriculum Manager,

KnowledgePoints, Inc.
Lake Oswego, OR
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • Directed initiatives for K-12 national tutoring centers

Teacher/Principal/Consultant,

Multiple Schools and Locations
09.1997 - 01.2008
  • Instructed students in academic subjects, designed literacy initiatives, managed school administration

Education

Master of Arts - Education, Single Subject Credential in English with Cross-Cultural Academic Development Emphasis

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Brown University
Providence, RI

Atheneum Master's Writing Program
Portland, OR

Skills

  • Concept Development
  • Relationship Management
  • Strategic partnership development
  • Project Leadership
  • Training facilitation
  • Lectures and Discussions

Awards and Publications

  • NWEA Achieve Award 2014, 2015, 2017
  • "What Does Measuring Student Growth Look Like in Practice?", Getting Smart, 2014
  • "Strengthening Data Conversations", Scholastic Administrator, 2014,
  • Aligning Afterschool Programs with Youth Development Principles and Academic Standards, 2008

Timeline

Writer,

Brain Injury Advocate
01.2019 - Current

Professional Learning Design Manager,

NWEA
01.2012 - 01.2019

Student Achievement Manager,

Insight Schools
01.2009 - 01.2012

Curriculum Manager,

KnowledgePoints, Inc.
01.2008 - 01.2009

Teacher/Principal/Consultant,

Multiple Schools and Locations
09.1997 - 01.2008

Master of Arts - Education, Single Subject Credential in English with Cross-Cultural Academic Development Emphasis

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Brown University

Atheneum Master's Writing Program